btsax

joined 4 weeks ago
[–] btsax@reddthat.com 31 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is "remain ‘impartial’ to political agendas" a dogwhistle for "tolerates Nazis" or have I just become too cynical

[–] btsax@reddthat.com 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

FYI the Superbowl is a great time to go to the grocery store. I mark it on my calendar so I don't forget

[–] btsax@reddthat.com 5 points 5 days ago

Tell that to the squirrels that used to be in my backyard

[–] btsax@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago

Not OP but I bought a 45" LG UltraGear gaming "monitor" a while back that's basically just a TV, no smart anything etc. Right now the only ones I see after a quick search are curved though, mine is flat.

[–] btsax@reddthat.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

Without a way of knowing which satellite passing overhead was the ISS, in the narrow windows each day where you could see them well enough to correctly point a Yagi at one, you'd quickly run out of battery before making a relevant contact. Also the people on the ISS rarely listen or respond, the most used ham equipment on the ISS is basically a glorified repeater so you'd also have to get above the pileup of all the satellite chasers just trying to log contacts.

[–] btsax@reddthat.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

JS8Call and FT8 are digital modes that don't require talking. Plenty of other things to do as well